The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 102, No. 160, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 17, 1995 Page: 1 of 10
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By FRED G. BEERS 102nd Year — No. 160
Earlier this summer I reported in one of these columns ---------------------------
about a remark made by an unidentified Texas woman who g g g ■
smoopunnaam ba a ana Saso C. Of C. Membership
on Oklahoma toll roads and that our turnpike service facili- _ •
ties were nil. She really said that. I'm not making any of this Drive Within $10,235
In the column, I also commented that the rest stops
along our state's highways are widely criticized by Oklahoma The Chamber of Commerce membership Workers have been asked to finish their
motorists as well as visitors because they are (A) extremely drive Thursday was within $10,235 of the respective efforts and report at the chamber
scajce and (B) pretty much inadequate. You've all heard sim- $40,000 goal. office no later than Friday.
ilar remarks. Workers are finishing up soliciting as the The chamber uses the membership money
-------second week of the campaign was nearing an to finance its operations through a year in-
1 also asked, rhetorically, if all of the turnpike fees are need- end. Receipts by Thursday had amounted to eluding support of community promotions
ed to retire the bonds, or could just a small amount be used to $29,765. and celebrations.
Perry, Oklahoma
25 Cents
improve our information centers? I have received a re-
sponse to that plaintive query and I want to share some of that
Five Perrvans
The information is supplied by Mary Kay Audd, public “ "" ! " D 5 M
information officer for the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority,
3500 Martin Luther King Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73136- ■ _ ■ I E I I •
--------- Jailed In Alleged
Department of Tourism and Recreation are partnering their _ •-. ■
resources and finances to replace the Welcome Center locat- mam • a F A-I = E
ed just a few miles inside the Oklahoma/Missouri border on ■ B ■ 9 A/HEBEAHAEA
the Will Rogers Turnpike. This center will provide tourismH wism W EICA H nw
information and public rest room facilities. Phillips 66 con- •
tinues its fueling station, mini mart and public rest rooms Five Perry residents went to jail Wednesday jailed in the raid were Devon Thedford, 33,
operations at this same location as it has for many years. evening in two separate cases of alleged drug and Blake Berger, 22.
' OTA is also partnering with Tourism to build brand new laws violations. City officers taking part in the raid were Wes
Welcome Centers on the Cherokee Turnpike and the H.E. Bai- Police Chief Fred LeValley said informa- Layton, Jim Mell vain, Todd Hatchett,
ley Turnpike for visitors coming into our state from Arkansas tion in the cases would be presented Thurs- David Farrow and Drew Hamilton; sheriffs
and Texas, respectively. Again, the turnpike Welcome Cen- day at the office of Mark Gibson, assistant dis- deputy, Shawn McVay; and sheriff’s reserves,
ters will be located in full service concession areas already trict attorney for Noble county. Mike King and Mike Wilda.
in existence. The price to construct these new Welcome Cen- Perry police and sheriff’s officers at 9:30 Earlier in the evening, Officers Layton
ters? Approximately $750,000 each. That does not include p.m. Wednesday executed a search warrant and McIlvain made a traffic stop on a pick-
the annual cost for full time personnel, utilities, supplies, main- signed by Dan Allen, associate district judge up truck. Two persons riding in the pickup
tenance or grounds keeping. Tourism is building other cen- for Noble county. The house was cleared of were arrested also for alleged drug laws vio-
ters across Oklahoma. occupants and a search made by Sgt. Randy lation. They are Colby Beisel, 18, and Lori
The Turnpike Authority contracts with its concession- Boepple and the city's search dog, Harko. Biggs, 23.
aires such as Phillips 66, EZGo Foods and McDonald's to pro- Chief LeValley said quantities of marijua- Chief Le Valley said the arrests made
vide free, public rest room facilities rather than spend millions na and drug paraphernalia were confiscated Wednesday are results of investigations that
of dollars to build, maintain, supply, operate and protect fa- in the raid at 805 Sixth street, home of Mark have been underway for some time.
cilities in separate locations. Public facilities provided by Beisel, 32, who was among those jailed. Also
the concessionaires are far safer than isolated facilities because
(AP) Means Associated Press
New Location For
Henry Bellmon
'Roast And Toast'
A new location for the Henry Bellmon at $50 each by calling Eunice Khoury, co-
" roast and toast'' was announced Thurs- ordinator, at 336-430S locally, or 1-800-288-
day as reservations continue to come in for 5433 outside the Perry area.
theevent. A catered dinner will be served. The pro-
The Training Center building at the gram to follow will be a salute to Bell-
Charles Machine Works, Inc. now will be mon, the two-time former Oklahoma Re-
the location for the birthday party the publican governor and two-time former
evening of Aug. 26, starting at 6 p.m. U.S. senator who has returned to his
Earlier, the Perry armory was to have been farm east of Billings after more than 30
the site. years of public service. Master of cere-
The CMW building, one of the newest at monies will be Burns Hargis, Oklahoma
the company's complex on West Fir av- City attorney.
enue, is air-conditioned, spacious and has Bellmon will be 74 on Sept 3. Proceeds
a large lighted parking lot. Guests will from the party will be shared by the pro-
use the east driveway entrance, posed Bellmon Library at Billings and Re-
Reservations for the affair may be made publican programs and candidates.
Faculty, Support Workers
Listed At Billings School
Faculty and support workers for Billings Diane Kime, kindergarten, chapter one class-
school were listed Thursday by Steve Walk- es and high school pep club sponsor; Dottie
er, superintendent of schools. Kizziar, second and third grades teacher; Mike
The Billings schools opened Wednesday for Lounsbury, science, junior and senior high
the 1995-96 term. First activity of the day was basketball coach, assistant football coach and
to enroll students and then start classroom Fellowship of Christian Athletes sponsor; Fre-
work and explanations. da Matthiesen, fourth and fifth grades teacher.
Listed are teachers and their teaching as- Pam McCaskey, librarian; Jerry McKeown,
signments: computers and mathematics; Ron Sunderland,
Pat Carter, first grade teacher, elementary high school mathematics, high school girls
school music and junior high pep club facul- and boys basketball coach and head football
ty sponsor; Stacey Crant, band director, eighth coach.
grade Spanish and music; Jamelyn Grants, Billings school support workers include:
junior high and senior high school English and Regina Sharp, head cook; Lee Ann Brown,
seventh and eighth grade girls coach; Bobbie cook; Juanita Krout. assistant teacher in spe-
Haley, special education; Marie Holba, teacher cial education; Jane Odenwald, custodian;
for sixth, seventh and eighth grades and Fu- Candy Oller, secretary; .Alice Pemberton, cus-
they are very well lit and draw in great numbers of the trav-
eling public. Many of these concessionaires provide additional
services such as RV dumps, electronic banking, pay phones
and gift shops.
"In 1995 the estimated revenue total for the OTA is
$117,753,000; $51,669,000 of that total is used to repay the
private investors who buy Oklahoma turnpike bonds;
$34,260,000 is allocated for daily turnpike operating and main-
tenance expenses....; $17,176,000 will be used for reserve
maintenance projects such as resurfacing, unusual or extra-
ordinary repairs or maintenance and other major projects. The
balance, $14,648,000, goes to the OTA's General Fund which
Coastal Residents
Infuriated By Felix
By JULIANNE
BASINGER
Associated Press Writer
By ZACH MAXWELL
Associated Press Writer
GREGORY, S.D. (AP)—
July, when the mercury helped start the local Rotary
soared to 107 degrees. And Club and has belonged to the
there were two memorable Masonic Lodge for nearly 80
snowstorms in May: “We had years.
36 inches — twice.” He used to accompany Max
Coming Events
landfall late Friday night at Outer Banks and other coastal ture Homemakers of America sponsor; Mendy todian and bus driver; Delbert Pemberton,
the North Carolina-Virginia communities Tuesday, filling Hostetler, sixth grade teacher, elementary head bus driver and maintenance man; Di-
border, said Martin Nelson, a motels for hundreds of miles school physical education and basketball coach anne Silvey, school treasurer, secretary; Vick-
., - . , MANTEO, N.C. (AP) — forecaster at the National inland at the peak of tourist for grades four through six. ie Struble, teacher assistant and chapter one
pays or a wide range of projects that vary from year to year Hurricane Felix dawdled off Weather Service Hurricane season. Buddy Husted, principal for kindergarten instructor as a para professional.
as necessary. Some of the projects for 1995 include partial the North Carolina coast to- Center in Miami. N.C. 12, the only highway through eighth grade, counselor and driver ed- Billings school district has a five member
funding the Oklahoma Highway Patrol training academy, day, slowing from a creep to But with the hurricane s on the Outer Banks, was ucation instructor; Chris Kelln, agnculture ed- board of education. Members include David
aerial photography of the turnpikes, electronic imaging of a near-halt in a sjow dance surrounding bands of wind closed Wednesday afternoon, ucation instructor and senior class sponsor; Hayton, president; Mike Thralls, vice presi-
OTA records, upgrades to the Pikepass system and critical that infuriated those who re- and rain, coastal North Car- cutting off Hatteras and Oc- Steve Kile, history, seventh and eighth dent; Kirby Reim, clerk; and Teddie Sullins
turnpike repairs, mained in the storm’s path, olina and Virginia are in for a racoke islands from the main- grade boys coach and health, and Tom Dolezal, both members.
— . •, “We’re ready for this storm battering anyway, said Jerry land.
That was the gist of Ms. Audd s letter and I appreciate her to come already — and Jarrell, deputy director of the Many year-round islanders , , . ,- • •
taking the time to supply that information. Unfortunately, the leave,” said Fran Crutchfield Hurricane Center. And at Fe-ignored evacuation orders and FI TT nAMe man
Texas lady who was noisily bad-mouthing our turnpikes prob- of Nags Head. “We’ve had lix’s sluggish pace, the lash- chose to ride out the storm. = I O T9 IV 1 1 1 1
ably will never read any of this, because I don't know her name, our excitement.” ing could be a long one. Some coastal residents
homa highway or toll road funds were being wrongfully used, ===== -== = the mildest kind of 2 Still Reports Weather
but 1 do stand by my observation that the rest stops on our free cover their windows. One, ing the ocean into foam as ricane. If it’s winds drop to73
roads do not measure up to those found in any of our neigh- spread across three sheets of white-crested waves smacked mph, it will be downgraded
boring states. That is obvious to anyone who travels even a plywood, read: “Felix — You against pier pilings. Waves to a tropical storm.
little bit. Cat — Scram.” two miles offshore topped 20 If it had been comingu
—fgb The huge storm, never a feet and rough surf had killed like before, al 120 mph, peo- Guy R. Burkholder has spent
fast one, slowed from 14 mph at least four bathers as far ple would have gone," said nearly 40 years calling in . .
Wednesday to 3 mph at 5 a.m. north as New Jersev since the Larry Grubbs. “Now it’s weather data to the National 1 have pictures showing and Dorothy Miner on vaca-
today It was moving north weekend ‘ down to 80 mph. That’s about Weather Service. Not bad, snow halfway up the win- tions to exotic places, includ-
about 160 miles northeast of As many as 200 000 vaca the sPeed of the northeasters considering he’s 10 3 and dows here (about 5 feet),” ing the Caribbean and Mexi-
Thursday Aus 17 Thesdav 2the long, skinny Outer Banks tioners and residents fled the we get here. That’s not un- didn’t start doing it until he Burkholder said of a snow- co. When Max Miner died in
Thursday, Aug 17— Tuesday, Aug 22—Auc-islands. common. retired from a local bank. storm about 30 years ago. October, Burkholder said he
Men's King Pin bowling tion of three bedroom house. Felix also began to shrink. ------------------- Vacationers also fled inland “My dad lived here. So Besides droughts and bliz- was devastated.
league meeting, 7 p.m., Per- 1 p.m. Located at 130 East Hurricane-force winds of 75 Hospital Notes from Virginia Beach, Va., when he passed away, I just zards, Burkholder recalls a “We were pals for 30
ry Lanes. Maple. Diedra Forman, own- mph, which had extended 115 - near the North Carolina line, took over,” said Burkholder, tornado about 20 years ago years,” he said. “We went
Thursday, Aug. 17—Per- er. miles from the center were — Perry Memorial and traffic backed up on the a World War I veteran whose that “tore up the pavement on everywhere together and took
ry Masonic lodge No. 78, Tuesday, Aug. 22—Perry reduced to a 90-mile radius. mreg -iters 10147 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tun- family has recorded Grego- the highway north of town." many trips."
stated meeting, 7:30 p.m., Quarterback club meeting, 7 Forecasters were having a nel. ry’s weather since 1912. Burkholder, who recently Shoemaker, a rancher who
Masonic lodge hall, 302 p.m., product development hard time figuring out where 4 weunesoay. But at Ocean Eddie’s, a Vir- Burkholder checks the tern- was hospitalized with pneu- met Burkholder through the
Twenty-fifth street, building, Charles Machine _ or even if _ Felix’s cen- torneys Ack for ginia Beach tavern, locals and perature and precipitation monia, got out of the hospital Rotary Club, shared stories
----- aeden- ......TAaiCSES ------------- ====== =======*
ry on highway US86, 2 1/4 quarterly luncheon, noon, no-orhst SSME TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) Canedrensteen drink they program. He began on May “My entire family hasen- down to the Hower shop
east, south side. Heirs of Cherokee Strip. P - Cherokee Chief Joe Byrd "The Felix beverage is like 1, 1956. joyed long life. My father All they had was pink bego-
Ruby Fassnacht, owners. Wednesday, Aug. 23 — ----- is asking a tribal court to the storm," joked patron Burkholder was recently se- lived to the age of 92,” Burk- nias—he wanted red ones,”
Saturday, Aug. 19—No- Organizational meeting for Weather dismiss a former candidate s Rocky LaLiberte. “It may or lected to receive the weather holder said. said Shoemaker. They called
ble County Genealogical So- Wednesday Night Mixed petition tor a new runon elec- may not hit you the next service’s John Campanius “He is a natural survivor,” three different places, but he
ciety meeting, 10 a.m., Her-bowling league, 7 p.m. Per-Temperatures for the Nomen the grounds the ri morning." ........
itage room, Perry Carnegie li- ry Lanes. (Season starts 24-hour period ending at 11 bunal has already ruled on the
PSSiurday, Aug. 19 - *4, X 2 - ^^ 2= Bsrd’satiozney James Foreign
Cherokee lodge No. 123, reg- Thursday Morning Coffee 3p.m.9 4 p.m. 5p.m. 92 Wilcoxen filed a response 1 _
ular meeting, 7:30 p.m., New bowling league, 9 a.m., Per- 6p.m.98 7 p.m.%6 Sp.m. 94 Tuesday to Chad Smith s pe- Language
Prospect Baptist church. ry Lanes. (Season starts9 a.m. 9p.m. 89 10p.m.85 11 p.m. 84 tition contesting the correct- © ©
Monday, Aug. 21—Open Aug. 31). 12 M. 82 1a.m. 81 2 a.m. 81 nessofthe July 29 runoff Dequired
house, 5-7 p.m., second grade Thursday, Aug. 24 10 3a.m. 80 4a.m. 79 5a.m. 78 election. ACUTE
building, Perry elementary a.m. Public auction of 160 6a.m.78 7 a.m. 78 8a.m. 81 Smith, the third place fin- ।
school. acres of Noble county land. 9a.m.84 10a.m.90 isherin June’s general elec- in school
Monday, Aug. 21 — Per Sale will be conducted on the. , , contends he runoff did p 1
ry Band Boosters meeting, 7 land located 5 miles west of Today and tonight, clear not give Cherokees a choice Parents of high school
p.m., band room, Perry high Perry to highway 164-77 Jct., to partly cloudy with highs because only Byrd’s votes
school. then 6 miles south and - mile in the mid to upper 90s and were counted.
Tuesday, Aug. 22 — 10 east. Edna McCoy, owner lows in the 70s. . The Judicial Appeals Tri-
a.m. Public auction of 320 Thursday, Aug. 24__Extended Forecast. Fri- bunal rejected a similar bid foreign language.
acres Pawnee county land, public auction, 5:30 p.m., day, mostly clear with highs by Smitht0 intervene a day
Sale will be conducted on the shop tools, motor home, car, in the mid and upper ses. aftcr the election.
land located from Pawnee, misc., at 529 Locust street. Temperaturesfor the "There is no authority with-
north on highway 18 to high- Owners: V. Land Josephine in tribal law to now back up, .
way 15 then 3 miles west or Stanley. am. Thursday were. High nullify the election and have ing to college.
7 miles north and 3-. miles Thursday, Aug. 24 6 98, low 78. Temperatures a new runoff election for
east of Lela, Oklahoma, p.m. Public auction of Perry for the 21hour period end. chief,” Wilcoxen said in the
Lorene Wheatley, trust-own-ingatll a.m. a year ago: response filed on Byrd’s be-
er " (continued on pg. 7) High 98, low 70. half.
Weather
service’s John Campanius
Holm Award, which goes to friend Dick Shoemaker said finally got his red begonias,
only 25 of the more than of Burkholder. “He makes
10,000 weather observers an- things happen, and that’s why
nually. The award is named he's in the shape he's in. He
fora Lutheran minister who certainly has a lot to teach
in 1644-1645 first made young people as far as how to
systematic weather observa- grow old gracefully.”
tions in the American Burkholder was born in
Colonies. Chamberlain, about 50 miles
His tools include a com- to the north, in 1892. He
puterized thermometer and a moved with his family to Gre-
special bucket near his gar- gory when he was 21. After VELMA COLLIER
den that, when combined two years with the U.S. Army IN IRVING, TX
briefly
stated.
juniors should check with with a ruler, gauges rainfall Medical Corps during World Velma Collier, Perry, is at
their sons and daughters to and snowfall. War I, he returned home and the home of her daughter in
see if they are enrolled in a During a visit, the conver- took a job at Gregory Na- Irving, TX, where she is re-
_ _ sation turns, naturally, to the tional Bank. Burkholder covering from recent surgery.
Rhonda Stevens, Perry high weather in Gregory, a town of eventually became the bank’s Mrs. Collier will be in Irv-
school counselor, saida for- 1,400 people about 140 miles vice-president and was city ing for several weeks while
eign language now is required southwest of Sioux Falls. clerk for 19 years, undergoing further treatment.
as an entrance for students go- "We had rain last night for These days, he keeps busy Her mailing address is 1213
the first time in months,” he with his weather duties and Churchill, Irving, TX 75060,
Mrs. Stevens urged parents said, noting that 1.41 inches community organizations,
to check with their sons and had fallen. Burkholder is a charter mem-
daughters about a foreign lan- One of the hottest temper- ber of Hutchison Post No. 6
guage. atures he’s recorded was in of the American Legion,
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